Iraq — Politics and government.

  • Evaluation of the Gulf War / interviews by Tom Porter.

    Discussion with Elanor Holmes Norton, the Washington D.C. representative to Congress, and Admiral Gene LaRoque (retired), from the Center for Defense Information. They provide a discussion of events in the Persian Gulf before the United States led coalition invaded Iraq. Norton says she would ave liked the sanctions to be given more time. She presents…

  • Roots of the Gulf crisis / Eqbal Ahmed ; produced by David Barsamin.

    Eqbal Ahmed, editor and Professor Politics at Hampshire College, talks about internal and external origins of the Iraq Gulf crisis: Saddam Hussein’s ambition, the legacy of British imperialism, the politics of oil, the role of the media, Iraeli-Palestinian issue, and the United States goals in the region. His information and analysis are ignored in the…

  • Republican National Convention : Houston, 1992 / hosted by Larry Bensky and Hitazhi Auz.

    Reports on proceedings both at the podium and on the floor of the Republican National Convention. Includes speeches, interviews, and actuality of the Convention. |r.1. Impressions of the convention / Bensky and Auz (5 min.) ; Excerpts from Ronald Reagan speech (5 min.) ; Analysis of Pat Buchanan’s speech criticizing Hilary Clinton (5 min.) ;…